Contributory
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
adj. Joining in the promotion of a given purpose; lending assistance to the production of a given result. As to contributory "Infringement" and "Negllgenco," see those titles. n. A person liable to contribute to the assets of a company which is being wound up, as being a member or (in some cases) a past member thercof. Mozley & Whitley.